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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1919
Page
4
A persuasive pitch urges readers to stop renting and invest in Lake Burien land. It promises a cottage on a small plot, tax relief, clean water, pure air, and a healthier life by buying land, building modestly, and paying off through thrift stamps and bonds.
Seattle's municipal railways report a net profit of 0 598 38 after all charges for the first month of operation. Total receipts were 42 252 12 with operating expenses about 231 252 and estimated charges for interest insurance and claims around 40 000. Morphine projects further gains through skip stops and service changes to cut losses and raise revenue.
In Oregon a carrier pigeon named Silver Hen used to raise young pigeons for the Deschutes forest, returned to its former owner R. C. Hamill of Lents after more than two months away, despite being sent to Bend to aid the forest service. Hamill will arrange for the bird’s return to Bend.
In Wallace Idaho on May 26 ten children were legally awarded to Alexander Jacobsen when he was granted a divorce from Fienna Jacobsen. He charged desertion.
A man at Ah Now washing on Seventh Avenue was robbed of 85 dollars by a slugger who surprised him during a Saturday night visit to the laundry. Detectives and motorcycle officers combed the vicinity but did not locate the assailant.
Three degrees of the order were conferred on 660 new members in the Harvard area at 1 Union St on Sunday afternoon. The event marks the initial step in a drive to double local KC membership, aligned with a national campaign for growth.
A New York column playfully translates naval slang used during the Victory Loan era. It lists terms such as harbor gasket, calicos, wash ers, chow hound, bunk lizards, dream sack, Jacob's Ladder, and black gang, describing how sailors refer to people, objects, and actions aboard ships. The piece mocks civilian attempts to decode this jargon.
The Montana with 1046 crew aboard arrives in Boston. The 14th engineers disembark for quarantine and delousing at Camp Devens before marching to Western camps for demobilization.
The transport Princess Matelka arrived today in New York carrying over 3,000 soldiers from the 79th division. The group includes troops from Northeast Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, with units such as the 314th infantry, 310th machine gun battalion, and 304th field signal battalion.
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